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The FIDM Museum is always thrilled to be a part of fashion exhibitions at other institutions, especially when we can collaborate with our fellow Los Angeles museums! This spring, LACMA's incredible exhibition Reigning Men: Fashion in Menswear,... Read Article ››
Behind the Music
In honor of Museum Week, we are excited to share the story behind one of the most exquisite and rare objects in our collection: Austrian composer and pianist Johann Hummel's three-piece court suit, dating to 1810-14! The ensemble was donated by a... Read Article ››
Museum Week
FIDM Museum is proud to participate in Museum Week, an international social media initiative to go behind-the-scenes of your favorite cultural institutions. From March 28 to April 4, a daily theme will bring you new insight about the inner-workings of... Read Article ››
Anything for André!
Curator Kevin Jones recently traveled to San Francisco to install loaned FIDM Museum objects in the de Young Museum's upcoming Oscar de la Renta retrospective! Read on to hear how our objects are installed at other institutions, and what... Read Article ››
Intern Report: Installing the Emmys Exhibition
Today's guest post by FIDM Museum summer intern Moira Murphy offers a peek behind the scenes of our 9th Annual Outstanding Art of Television Costume Design exhibition, on display until September 26. Admission is free! ********* I arrived... Read Article ››
A big change to the blog!
By Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell Today, the FIDM Museum Blog says goodbye to our founding blogger, Rachel Harris, who has moved on to a new position in Seattle. As the Museum’s new Social Media Manager, I’ll be taking over blogging duties as well as the... Read Article ››
Summer Intern Application Deadline Extended to March 9!
If you missed the March 1 deadline for Summer Internship opportunities at the FIDM Museum, you have an extra week to get your application turned in. Send your cover letter and resume to internships@FIDMmuseum.org by March 9 to be considered... Read Article ››
The Difference is in the Details: Installing Marlene Dietrich’s Gown at the Skirball Cultural Center
Thanks to FIDM Museum Registrar Meghan Hansen for today's post! It features a highlight of our collection: a gown worn by Marlene Dietrich both on-screen and off. Designed by Irene Lentz Gibbons, Dietrich's gown will be on display at the Skirball... Read Article ››
Out & About: Curatorial research trip to the Fashion Museum, Bath
Associate Curator Christina Johnson recently traveled to the Fashion Museum in Bath, England, where she spent a week researching museum founder Doris Langley Moore, thanks to receiving a travel grant from the Costume Society of America. ********... Read Article ››
Intern Report: Diana Vreeland: A Beautiful Life
Before fashion editors like André Leon Talley and Anna Wintour, there was the seminal Diana Vreeland. Celebrated for her impeccable style, larger than life persona, and impressive career, she influenced not only the fashion world, but the museum... Read Article ››
Behind the scenes of Artfully Adorned: Jewelry from the Christie Romero Collection
Today's post offers a look at the many steps involved in curating Artfully Adorned: Jewelry from the Christie Romero Collection. Now on view in the Annette Green Fragrance Archive, this exhibition explores two centuries of jewelry history. Below, former... Read Article ››
Christian Esquevin on Designing Hollywood
Designing Hollywood: Sketches from the Christian Esquevin Collection is now open at the FIDM Museum! Through November 1, 2014, see selected sketches and costumes from Hollywood's Golden Age. Sketches featured in the exhibition were loaned to the... Read Article ››